Pore Size Distribution Analysis of Coal-Based Activated Carbons : Investigating the Effects of Activating Agent and Chemical Ratio
Joint Authors
Okhovat, Ahmad
Ahmadpour, Ali
Ahmadpour, Farzaneh
Khaki Yadegar, Zahra
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Engineering Sciences and Information Technology
Abstract EN
The present study attempts to investigate the effects of different chemical agents and chemical ratios on pore structure of coal-based activated carbons.
The adsorption isotherm data of two series of activated carbons prepared from bituminous coal by chemical activation with potassium hydroxide and zinc chloride were used.
Four well-known models of Dubinin-Stoeckli, Stoeckli, Horvath-Kawazoe, and improved Horvath-Kawazoe were applied for the characterization of these porous solids.
Although the results showed some differences among the models that arise from their fundamental assumptions, in general they are found to be comparable.
Results showed that samples activated by ZnCl2 provide higher-adsorption capacity than those from KOH.
In each series, it was shown that the pore volume increases with increasing impregnation ratio, ranging from 50% to 200%.
Activated carbons obtained at low chemical ratio in ZnCl2 series (up to 100%) showed microporous structure, while those with higher ratios became predominantly mesoporous.
In the KOH series, increasing KOH created more micropores in the carbon structure in the whole range of studied chemical ratio.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Okhovat, Ahmad& Ahmadpour, Ali& Ahmadpour, Farzaneh& Khaki Yadegar, Zahra. 2012. Pore Size Distribution Analysis of Coal-Based Activated Carbons : Investigating the Effects of Activating Agent and Chemical Ratio. ISRN Chemical Engineering،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Okhovat, Ahmad…[et al.]. Pore Size Distribution Analysis of Coal-Based Activated Carbons : Investigating the Effects of Activating Agent and Chemical Ratio. ISRN Chemical Engineering No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Okhovat, Ahmad& Ahmadpour, Ali& Ahmadpour, Farzaneh& Khaki Yadegar, Zahra. Pore Size Distribution Analysis of Coal-Based Activated Carbons : Investigating the Effects of Activating Agent and Chemical Ratio. ISRN Chemical Engineering. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-465136
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-465136